CONTENT

UNIT 1 SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS 2-3

UNIT 2 COLLECTIVE NOUNS 4
UNIT 3 SYNONYMS 5
UNIT 4 ANTHONYMS 6
UNIT 5 GENDER 7
UNIT 6 SIMILIES 8
UNIT 7 IDIOMS 9-10
UNIT 8 PROVERBS 11-13
UNIT 9 PRONOUN 14
UNIT 10 SOUNDS OF ANIMALS 15
UNIT 11 PHRASAL VERBS 16-18
UNIT 12 TABLE OF VERBS 19-23

Singular and Plural Nouns

1. By adding s to the singular nouns.
room rooms
nurse nurses
ant ants
restaurant restaurants

2. By adding es to nouns ending in s, sh, ch, x and o

class classes
glass glasses
fish fishes
brush brushes
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 watch watches
ostrich ostriches
box boxes
fox foxes
mango mangoes
tomato tomatoes

3. By changing y into ies

lorry lorries
baby babies
fly flies

4. By changing f or fe into ves

thief thieves
elf elves
wolf wolves
knife knives
wife wives

5. Some nouns have their singular and plural alike

sheep sheep
deer deer

6. By changing the inside vowels

man men
woman women
goose geese
mouse mice
foot feet
tooth teeth

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 Collective nouns
People
a company of actors
a party of friends
a band of musician
a team of players
a class of pupils
Animal
a swarm of bees
A flock of birds
A herd of cattle
A brood of chickens
A herd of elephants
A litter of kittens
Things
A bunch of keys
A library of books
A pack of cards
A suits of clothes
A packet of cigarettes
A bouquet of flowers
a crew of sailors
a choir of singers
an army of soldiers
a staff of teachers
a gang of thieves
A nest of mice
A troop of monkeys
A team of oxen
A nest of rabbits
A flock of sheep
A pack of wolves
A group of islands
A fleet of cars
A collection of stamps
A bundle of sticks
A pile of stones
A set of tools
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 Synonyms
abandon = leave
afraid = scared feeble = weak
ancient = old few = little
angry = furious food = meal
assemble = gather guard = protect
bad = wicked groan = moan
beautiful = lovely / gorgeous hit = beat
begin =start hurt = injure
broad = wide ill = sick
buy =purchase intelligent = clever
choose = select loyal = faithful
correct = right miserable = wretched
decrease = reduce powerful = strong
depart = leave regret = sorrow
difficult = hard silent = quiet
easy = simple small = tiny
empty = blank / vacant speak =talk
enemy = foe tidy = neat
enormous = gigantic / huge / large under =below
error = mistake wealthy = rich
fall = drop yearly = annually
fast = quick / speedy

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 Antonyms

above x below easy x difficult

absent x present empty x full
accept x refuse fail x succeed
adult x child front x back
always x never friend x enemy
apart x together fresh x stale
arrive x depart generous x stingy
asleep x awake guilty x innocent
attack x defend heavy x light
beautiful x ugly humble x proud
better x worse learn x teach
bitter x sweet listener x speaker
blunt x sharp loose x tight
cheap x expensive often x seldom
coward x brave peace x war
cruel x kind punish x reward
dangerous x safe rude x polite
dead x alive soft x loud
deep x shallow together x apart
dull x bright victory x defeat

Gender
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 Masculine Feminine
actor actress
author authoress
bridegroom bride
bull cow
dog bitch
cock hen
drake duck
gander goose
gentleman lady
headmaster headmistress
hero heroin
husband wife
man woman
prince princess
sir madam
son daughter
stallion mare
stepfather stepmother
tiger tigress
waiter waitress
wizard witch

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IDIOMS

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 PROVERBS

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Sounds of animals
Animals Sound
bear growls
bee hums
bird chirps / sing
cat meow
cow moos
deer bells
dog barks
donkey brats
dove coo
duck quacks
eagle screams
elephant trumpets
frog croaks
hen clacks
lamb bleats
lion roars
monkey chatters
owl hoots
pig grunts
snake hisses
wolf howls

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 Phrasal verbs
1. look for

2. look after

3. grow up

4. give up

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5. break down

6. work out

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7. put on

8. fill in

9. pass away

10. turn into

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11. calm down

12. break into

Table Of Verbs 17
Here is a list for you. Learn it carefully.
Everyday I Now I am Yesterday I
add adding added
allow allowing allowed
arrive arriving arrived
beat beating beaten
begin beginning began
bite biting bit
blow blowing blew
break breaking broke
bring bringing brought
burn burning burnt
buy buying bought
carry carrying carried
catch catching caught
change changing changed
close closing closed
come coming came
cry crying cried
cut cutting cut
dance dancing danced
dig digging dug
do doing did
draw drawing drew
Everyday I Now I am Yesterday I
drive driving drove
drop dropping dropped
eat eating ate
feed feeding fed
fight fighting fought
find finding found
fly flying flew
forget forgetting forgot
get getting got
give giving gave
go going went
grow growing grew
hang hanging hung

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 hide hiding hid
hold holding held
join joining joined
jump jumping jumped
keep keeping kept
laugh laughing laughed
leave leaving left
live living lived
lose losing lost
make making made
meet meeting met
open opening opened
pay paying paid
put putting put
Everyday I Now I am Yesterday I
read reading read
ride riding rode
ring ringing rang
run running ran
say saying said
see seeing saw
sell selling sold
send sending sent
sing singing sang
sit sitting sat
skip skipping skipped
sleep sleeping slept
speak speaking spoke
stand standing stood
steal stealing stole
stop stopping stopped
study studying studied
take taking took
talk talking talked
teach teaching taught
tear tearing tore
tell telling told
think thinking thought
throw throwing threw
tie tying tied
use using used
wait waiting waited
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Everyday I Now I am Yesterday I
walk walking walked
wear wearing wore
win winning won
write writing wrote

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